Question : how to send image as a base64 XML item ?

I need to retrieve an image from a MySQL field and
communicate it as a base64 XML item.
In the database, the image is stored as a small,
blob field, less than 20k. I can assign it to a string
value without problem. I need to then embed it
in an XML message, as a base64 object.

Answer : how to send image as a base64 XML item ?

Try the following code ...

                       
             byte[] inboundStringBytes;
XmlDocument outboundXml;
 
string base64String = Convert.ToBase64String(inboundStringBytes);
XmlNode node = outboundXml.CreateNode(XmlNodeType.Text, "MyImage", "MyNamespaceUri");
node.Value = base64String;

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Question : how to send image as a base64 XML item ?

I need to retrieve an image from a MySQL field and communicate it as a base64 XML item. In the database, the image is stored as a small,blob field, less than 20k. I can assign it to a stringvalue without problem. I need to then embed itin an XML message, as a base64 object.

Answer : how to send image as a base64 XML item ?

I need to retrieve an image from a MySQL field and
communicate it as a base64 XML item.
In the database, the image is stored as a small,
blob field, less than 20k. I can assign it to a string
value without problem. I need to then embed it
in an XML message, as a base64 object.